Combination furniture.



I J. W. WOODARD. COMBINATION FURNITURE.

APPLICATSON FILED MA'Y291 I913.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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J. W. WOODARD.

COMBINATION FURNITURE.

APPLICATION 'mzn MAY 29; I913.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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JAMES w. WOODARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION FURNITURE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, J AMES W. WOODARD, a. citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, iave invented cer-- tain new and useful Improvements in Combination Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n a combined settee, dining table, library table and sideboard. I

The prime object of this invention is to provide a piece of furniture for use in flats, apartment houses and other similar places where economy of space is desired, whlch may be converted from a settee into a dining table, library table, and sideboard, or form a sideboard or table into a settee. I

Another object of the invention is to furnish a piece of combination furniture, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, attractive in appearance, strong, dura-- ble, and effective in operation, the parts of which shall be so constructed and arranged that the device, when used either as a table, sideboard or settee, may be readily moved from one point to anotherin a room, and in such a manner that when the table-top is placed in the position it will occupy when forming the back of the sideboard it will be movably supported by the settee frame, thus removing the strain from the connections which unite it with said settee frame.

The foregoing and such other objects as may occur from the ensuing description are attained by the means hereinafter more fully described and by the combination, construction, arrangement and location of parts, such as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly set forth in the claims appended hereto.

Reference now being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which similar characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, it will be seen that Figure 1, is a perspective view of the device embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a detail transverse sectional view of the upper portion of the device while converting it into a table. Fig. 3, is a perspective view showing the device when converted into a dining or library table. Fig. 4, is a sectional elevation showing my improved device when converted into a sideboard, and Fig. 5, is a detail elevation partly in section showing means Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Application filed May 29, 1913. Serial No. 770,629.

for locking the table top support or shelf to the settee or main frame.

In carrying out my invention I provide a main supporting frame or settee frame A, comprising upright posts 1 at each corner thereof, an arm 2 at each end thereof, a seat portion 3, and a sliding drawer 4 located beneath the said seat portion.

Slidably and pivotally secured to the rear portion of the rear posts 1 of the frame A, (said posts extending above the arms 2), by a metallic plate 5, inset into the upper portion of each rear post and firmly secured thereto, is a member B having firmly secured to its inner surface and near each end thereof rods or bars 6, said bars being adapted to pass through the openings 7 formed near the upper portion of the metal plate 5. The said member 13 is also provided' on its inner surface with two shelves D and E hinged thereto, said shelves being supported in their extended position, as shown in Fig. 4:, by metallic brackets 8 and 9 pivotally secured to the said member B, and when extended for use are secured in position by spring clips 10 and 11 secured beneath each of said shelves, and when not in use said brackets are adapted to be folded back and rest against the inner surface of the member B. Near the lower portion of the inner surface of member B and near each end thereof is firmly secured a metal catch 12 adapted to engage a metallic loop 13 firmly secured to the outer surface of each rear post 1, and adapted to support the member B when it is caused to assume the position shown in Fig. 4.

When the device is madeto assume the position shown in Fig. 1, it forms a settee, the shelf D being lowered to form the back portion, and the rods or bars 6 resting in the grooves 1d formed in the rear surface of the rear posts 1, and in converting the device into a dining or library table, as shown in Fig. 8, the member B is lifted upward, the rods 6 passing through the openings 7 in the plate 5, and as the member B is lifted upward it is tilted and caused to slide for' B, and the shelf D or support is locked in position by a spring bolt 16, which is adapted to enter an opening or recess 17 formed in one of the front posts 1, such as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, thus forming the structure shown in Fig. 3, the seat 3 serving as a convenient receptacle for books, papers, maga- Zines and like articles.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 3 it will be seen that the inner sides of the arms 2 are nearer together at the front of the seat than at the back, since the said arms are gradually inclined inward from their inner ends to their outer ends, and are wider at their outer end portions than at their inner ends, hence when the device is made to assume the position shown in Fig. 1 the shelf D will rest between the uprights 1, and when the device is converted into a table the shelf D will rest in the position shown in Fig. 3.

' In assuming the position shown in Fig. 4

V to form a sideboard the member B is elevated to the position shown and secured by the-metallic catches 12 and loops 13, the

shelves D and E are extended into horizontal position and supported in such position by the metal brackets 8 and 9, each of said shelves and the seat portion being adapted to receive tableware or other suitable articles, and the sliding drawer may be utilized for table linen or other articles.

It will be seen that the openings 7 formed in the upper portion of plate 5 constitute a pivotal connection for the rods or'bars 6, thus pivotally and slidably connecting the member. B to the main supporting frame, said openings being large enough to permit the bars to slide upward and then be tilted forward and downward to assume'the horizontal position shown in Fig. 2. v

It will be perceived that by the simple construction hereinbefore described the deprising, a main supporting frame consisting of a seat portion, an arm at each end of the seat portion, theinner sides of said arms face a hinged member adapted to rest between said arms when at the back thereof and to fit inthe recesses in said arms when at the front.

2. A piece of combination furniture comprising, av main supporting frame having a seat POTtlOIl, upright posts for supporting said seat, an arm at each end of the seat portion, the inner sides of said arms being nearertogether at the front of the seat than at the back, and each arm being provided with a recess near its outer end, a movable member pivotally and slidably connected to said supporting frame, means for fastening said movable member to the rear of the supporting frame, said movable member having secured to its inner surface a hinged member adapted to" rest between said arms when at the back thereof and to fit in the recesses in said arms when at the front, said members being adapted to form either a settee or table.

. 3. A piece of combination furniture comprising, a main supporting frame consisting of a seat portion, an arm at each end of the seat portion, the inner sides of said arms being nearer together at the front of the seat than at the back, and each arm being provided with a recess near its outer end,'a movable member pivotally and slidably secured to said supporting frame, means for fastening said movable member to the rear of the supporting frame, means for supporting the movable member in an upright position, said movable member having secured to its inner surface a hinged member adapted to rest between said arms when at the back thereof and to fit in the recesses in said arms when at the front.

Signed at Washington, District of Columbia, this 23d day of May A. D. 1913. I

JAMES w. WOODARD.

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